What you have is a piece of silver bullion made by a private silver company. Its value is whatever the value of an ounce of silver is. As of October 18, 2007, silver was $13.85 per troy ounce. You can check the current spot price of silver at Kitco.com: http://kitco.com
A dealer will usually buy these bullion pieces at about 90% of the melt value, and sell them at about 110% of the melt value, as they have to make a profit in order to stay in business. At $13.85/oz, expect to get about $12.50 for it, and expect a scrupulous dealer to charge no more than $15 for the same piece.
This is not a U.S. Mint issued coin. It's a privately made 1 ounce silver bullion round that has no numismatic value. The value is only for the silver, about $20.00.
It's value is only for the silver unless you find someone that wants it. Current spot price of silver is $19.99 per ounce. So 10 X $19.99 = $199.90. This is the approximated value of the piece.
With those dates, the coins are Silver Eagle bullion coins that are made from one ounce of silver and value is whatever the spot price of silver is at time of sale.
Modern Silver Eagles (1986 to date) contain One Ounce of pure silver.
Silver Eagles are one ounce bullion coins that were first made in 1986, a one dollar coin dated 1972 is a Eisenhower dollar (1971-1978) and none of them made for circulation have any silver or any collectible value.
Your coin in questions is commonly referred to as a Silver Eagle. At a minimum it will always be worth current value of one ounce of silver. Numismatically it is worth approximately $16.00 Hope this helps. Mgirard
This is a American Silver Eagle 1 ounce bullion coin. The value is tied to the spot price of silver at time of sale. As of 2-2-12 it's $34.31 per ounce. This price is a little less than you could buy it for and a little more than you could sell it for. But it gives you an idea of value. Collectors versions of this coin do have slightly higher values. NOTE: The spot price of silver and other precious metals changes by the minute when the market is open. So the value of this coin will go up and down.
With silver trading at about $13.50 an ounce, a dealer will pay about $10 for a single bar or round or sell one for about $15-$16.
8-24-11>>> This is a American Silver Eagle 1 ounce bullion coin. The value is tied to the spot price of silver at time of sale. Right now it's $40.90 per ounce and dropping. This price is a little less than you could buy it for and a little more than you could sell it for. But it gives you an idea of value. NOTE: The spot price of silver and other precious metals changes by the minute when the market is open. So the value of this coin will go up and down.
Its value is based only on the gold it contains -- currently about $600 per ounce.
If it the date is 1939 and it says "HALF DOLLAR" on the back then this is not a one-ounce bullion coin; they were first issued in 1986. It's an actual coin that was used in ordinary commerce. Its value is mostly determined by the current price of silver which changes every day. Check a site like kitco or CNNMoney for the current spot price of silver, then multiply by 0.36 for an approximate worth.
Current value is $70.00